A restaurant owner, in Enid, Oklahoma refuses to serve African-Americans, Hispanics, gays, or people with disabilities, KFOR reports:

Gary James, owner of Gary’s Chicaros, said, “I’ve been in business 44 years, I think I can spot a freak or a faggot.” He added, “I don’t deal with these people walking down the street with no jobs on welfare.”

James said, “If I reached over there and slapped the sh** out of you, you should be offended. But to call someone a ‘chink’ or someone call me a bigot, that doesn’t bother me.”

Now, a wave of comments on Facebook claim James refuses to serve African-Americans, Hispanics and people with disabilities, like Matt Gard.

Gard was a regular at Gary’s Chicaros restaurant for years. He said he turned a blind eye to the owner’s choice of customers, until recently.

Gard said, “Now, he tried to find a weak excuse not to let me in with my wheelchair or the weak excuse of having loud people with me.”

The restaurant even has an offensive T-shirt which James wears proudly.

Even the business’ t-shirt is viewed as offensive. The shirt features derogatory slogans against homosexuals, it has the N-word on the front and threatens violence against Muslims, minorities and democrats.

James said he is proud to wear that shirt. He said, “I really don’t want gays around. Any man that would compromise his own body would compromise anything.”

Before he dies out a group of minorities should get together and have him refuse to serve and then file suit. He might as well lose the restaurant before he dies, doncha think?

Posted by: Mike Ryan | Feb 8, 2014 10:39:22 AM

if this jerk has been in business for years, how has he stayed open - who eats there, knowing his frame of mind? unbelievable!

can anyone imagine a restaurant in the south refusing to serve blacks, a new york eatery denying handicapped patrons, or a california diner with a sign that said "no hispanics"? why, then, is it still acceptable in ok?

Posted by: northalabama | Feb 8, 2014 10:44:26 AM

Wonder if they Will call him a bigot in prison? Ok, GAY, part BLACK and part HISPANIC who was DISABLED in the service your table is waiting . . .

Posted by: Mike | Feb 8, 2014 10:46:37 AM

The guy's a boring old phart.
So burn the place to the ground.

Posted by: JackFknTwist | Feb 8, 2014 10:48:49 AM

I'm reminded of the prominent line in this song. I guess I'm showing my age...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BQTlEJ7j5M

Posted by: Bill | Feb 8, 2014 10:57:40 AM

Should be on Kitchen nightmares

Posted by: Tristram | Feb 8, 2014 11:04:06 AM

So aren't there laws to force him to accommodate all those people? Is Oklahoma so corrupt that they can't close him down?

You nailed it NY Larson: "Things" like this troll do die out because they cannot (or will not) adapt to change..it is a proven fact that species such as this are headed towards extinction.The frustrating part is they aren't going away fast enough. I cannot imagine why anyone on his "hit-list" would even set foot inside his filthy greasy spoon eatery anyway. His little band of "Whites" are as guilty as he is for patronizing his crap "restaurant"..but then again, they do stick together and by surrounding themselves by like-minded fools gives them a false sense of power. Blow away with the Oklahoma wind, idiot.The world doesn't need you or your kind.

Posted by: thom | Feb 8, 2014 11:10:35 AM

I love that that Matt Gard, the disabled individual in the article, only found James' conduct reprehensible when it was directed at him. He was more than happy to "turn a blind eye" when it was just people of color not being served. This guy deserves everything he gets.

Posted by: Joel | Feb 8, 2014 11:12:42 AM

I hope when he inevitably gets put in a nursing home, any black, gay, or Latino staff remember this and refuse to serve him.

Posted by: Ryan | Feb 8, 2014 11:24:19 AM

isn't this illegal?

Posted by: Eric | Feb 8, 2014 11:26:17 AM

also, he pretty much told the Asian interviewer that he would call her asian slurs.

Posted by: Eric | Feb 8, 2014 11:27:37 AM

HA HA

Go on the Facebook page for this dump

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Garys-Chicaros/136482116399150

Gary's Chicaros

(788 ratings)
Gay Bar
Address
3030 N Grand Ave
Enid, Oklahoma 73701

Posted by: Bobby McGuire | Feb 8, 2014 11:51:01 AM

I wouldn't go in a "restaurant" that looks like that no matter who the owner was. You wouldn't get me to eat in a place looking like that even if you paid me. I mean, I'm not just saying this because the owner is an a** but that "restaurant" look like a total sh*thole.

Who are his customers and why do they feel so worthless that they accept eating in such a filthy looking place?

Posted by: Jude | Feb 8, 2014 12:02:08 PM

Bigoted and proud of it. May his prostate rot from cancer.

Posted by: jamal49 | Feb 8, 2014 12:07:01 PM

Yest this is illegal for many categories. A restaurant is considered a public acomodation amd comes under Federal anti-discrimination statutes.

"Federal law prohibits public accommodations from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. If you think that you have been discriminated against in using such a facility, you may file a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, or with the United States attorney in your area. You may also file suit in the U.S. district court."

There are additional Federal laws barring discrimination against the handicapped. There is no Federal law barring discrimination on sexual orientation or gender expression. It was an enormous challenge to get a Federal law against being killed because you are gay.

There are additional state level anti-discrimination laws I do't know what they cover in Oklahoma.

Posted by: Charlie | Feb 8, 2014 12:08:32 PM

His High School boyfriend stepped out on him with some BBC and this b!tch has never gotten over it.

Posted by: FFS | Feb 8, 2014 12:10:45 PM

@Bobby McGuire: Why does the Facebook page call it a "Gay Bar?" It obviously isn't one.

Anyway, if he has any problems exercising discrimination (but with the Sally Kern voters there, he may not have a problem finding like-minded bigots), maybe he can relocate to Kansas. If the proposed law passes there, it sounds like he could refuse service to blacks, Hispanics, gays, Muslims and handicapped people "for religious reasons" until the US Supreme Court overturns thst unconstitutional law.

Posted by: GregV | Feb 8, 2014 12:14:43 PM

@Bobby McGuire: Why does the Facebook page call it a "Gay Bar?" It obviously isn't one.

Anyway, if he has any problems exercising discrimination (but with the Sally Kern voters there, he may not have a problem finding like-minded bigots), maybe he can relocate to Kansas. If the proposed law passes there, it sounds like he could refuse service to blacks, Hispanics, gays, Muslims and handicapped people "for religious reasons" until the US Supreme Court overturns thst unconstitutional law.

Posted by: GregV | Feb 8, 2014 12:14:43 PM

This flat-out illegal and the guy should be expecting the Feds to come down on him hard very soon. Really stupid unless he is saying this for some sort of sick PR or is looking for a way to declare bankruptcy.